Bruce WillisLiving in South Africa never fails to amuse me. While the crime in this country is as extraordinary as it is serious, sometimes we need to look at the amusing side of it. It’s a coping mechanism. Complaining about crime has become par for the course, and on occasion even an enjoyable pastime. Swapping stories of getting mugged is nearly as fun as discussing whether Jen and Brad are going to get back together, providing you survived the encounter unscathed. I’ve heard some pretty cool stories, one including getting held up with a shotgun. And of course in return I’ve shared some of my own crime victim anecdotes, including once punching a mugger in the face, and another time telling a mugger (with a huge knife) that it was an invasion of privacy to look in my handbag. Yeah, I know. Sometimes I’m not so bright.

As amusing as these encounters may be, every now and then a story comes along that surpasses the adjective “amusing”. It’s the kind of story that is hilarious because the plan went awry and no one was actually hurt. It’s the kind of story that should be made into one of those slapstick action comedies. Of course I’m referring to the story in the news over the last week about the Matric student from KZN that tried to hire a hitman (who was actually an undercover cop) to kill her ex-boyfriend’s mother. Now there’s a slapstick action comedy I would see. Starring Christina Ricci as Brittany Mitchell, because she has that weird, obsessive vibe going on. Crazy eyes. And, of course, Bruce Willis as the undercover cop. Imagine the trailer for that film.

 

“My Prerogative” by Britney Spears plays as the Tri-Star/Columbia logo comes onto the screen.

Voiceover: You’ve seen Glen Close boil a bunny in Fatal Attraction. You’ve seen Alicia Silverstone set bees on her competition in The Crush. Now see what obsession could make Brittany from Pietermaritzburg do… if she had the brains.

Brittany and her friend are lying on a bed in a typical middle-class teenage girl’s bedroom. Brittany is crying into a pillow.

Brittany: Why? (Sob) Why doesn’t he loooove me? (Sniff) I know. It’s that woman. She looked at me skiff.

Brittany’s friend: What woman?

Brittany: His mother. I knew she didn’t like me.

Brittany’s friend: Oh well, there’s nothing you can do about it now.

Brittany: Really…

Brittany smiles slyly to herself through her tears and “Obsessed” by Mariah Carey begins play.

Voiceover: Now a young girl has just one chance to win back the love of her life. Does she send him roses? Does she make him a mixed tape? No, she hires a hitman.

Brittany dressed in a trench coat, sunglasses and a beret trawls the streets of Pietermaritzburg. She sees a man who she thinks looks like a criminal.

Brittany: Excuse me, sir. Do you know of any hit men for hire? I am in need of one.

The man looks around, clearly confused.

Criminal-looking Man: You talking to me?

Brittany: Yes.

Criminal-looking Man ponders this for a minute.

Criminal-looking Man: Ja, sure. Give me R2000 and your cell phone number, and I’ll tell him to get in contact with you.

Brittany: Okay.

She hands over an envelope and “Stupid Girl” by P!nk begins to play.

Voiceover: Starring Christina Ricci as Brittany Mitchell…

Slow motion of Brittany being rugby tackled by police in Sandton City.

Voiceover: …and Bruce Willis as the undercover cop determined to stop her. Slow motion of Bruce Willis running through Sandton City.

Voiceover: This summer… “Fatal Attraction of the Dangerous Liaison”

The words “Fatal Attraction of the Dangerous Liaison” appear on the screen. “Stupid Girl” continues to play.

 

Christina RicciYou can’t make this shit up. This is why the best films are art imitating life. And sometimes life imitates life, no matter how stupid it is. When I logged onto news24 this morning, there was yet another story of a failed attempt to hire a hitman. This time a man tried to hire someone to kill his own mother in order to get her life insurance. Unfortunately for him he hired a hitman with a conscience, and instead of killing the mother, he told her what her son was up to. Maybe this could be turned into a franchise like The Fast and The Furious, or Saw.

Brittney Mitchell is now facing a charge of conspiracy to commit murder in Randfontein will appear in court again on 1 December. Read the news report here.

Botha appeared briefly in Welkom Magistrate's Court on Monday. He was granted bail of R5 000. Read the news report here.


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